Overwhelming demerger vote, city turmoil, and "concerning misrepresentation" - #523
Update: 2025-11-30
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
- Councils get behind a global campaign to end gender-based violence
- A disappointing decision to close a community pool
- A referendum returns an overwhelming vote for deamalgamation of Snowy Valleys Council
- Newcastle’s Deputy Lord Mayor cops criticism from a local MP
- A council offers a $10,000 reward following a tree vandalism incident
- A mayor’s decision to go to the Winter Olympics under fire
- A Tasmanian mayor survives an attempted no-confidence motion
- Turmoil at the City of Perth as its Acting CEO resigns, and
- The shire that wants to be a city
All of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.
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